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<p>YATESVILLE &#8212; The Pittston Area School Board approved a final budget Tuesday evening that totals $52,702,124.</p><p>The spending plan calls for a 3.2 percent property tax hike and a millage rate of 15.9820, which is an increase from last year&#8217;s millage of 14.9773. A mill is the equivalent of $1 in property taxes for every $1,000 in assessed value.</p><p>According to school board officials, $2.5 million will pay for roof repairs at the Intermediate Center, Primary Center and middle school.</p><p>School board members also approved the hiring of Gennaro Zangardi as the new Intermediate Center principal.</p><p>Zangardi was recently teaching political science at the high school. He&#8217;s looking forward to continuing his career with Pittston Area in a new role.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just very excited to get started,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Pittston Area has a special place in my heart. I think it&#8217;s the best district around and I&#8217;m just getting ready to get started with such terrific teachers down there in the Intermediate Center. I know the great job the teachers down there do, and I&#8217;m excited to get to work with them.&#8221;</p><p>The next school board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at the high school library, 5 Stout St.</p><style>
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Pittston Area OKs final $52.7M budget with 3.2 percent tax hike